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"In-the-know Americans are purchasing ancient Russian fitness equipment, resurrecting old exercise philosophies and obtaining significant gains in cardio conditioning, muscle tone and strength as a result..."
—Marty Gallagher, WashingtonPost.com, Feb, 2003.
AIR CANADA- en Route Magazine
In training rooms across the land, from urban fitness centres to basement gyms, strength-training addicts are bulking up with the latest fitness toy: kettlebells. Best described as cannonballs with handles, these steel and epoxy spheres originated in Russia as the muscle-building tool of choice for Red Army soldiers and athletes. Today "KB" workouts, which produce particularly impressive gains in the legs, hips and shoulders, are all the rage in North America. The credit goes to Pavel Tsatsouline, who was a special forces trainer back in the USSR and is now a fitness guru. This Russian Mr. T. has come out with several books, along wit the requisite videos and Website (www.dragondoor.com) to promote the kettlebell program. As Pavel likes to say, if it's good enough for comrade Ivan, it's good enough for your average North American Joe (or Josephine - lighter versions of kettlebells are also available for women).
From Russia, With Tough Love
The kettlebell workout is one new fitness trend that has actually been around
since the turn of the last century -- in czarist Russia, to be exact. The
cast-iron ball with an easy grip -- think a cannonball with a handle -- is a
low-tech comer finding new popularity with hard-core lifters and other
fitness enthusiasts.
Andrea Rippe, a trainer at the Sport and Health Club in Reston, uses
kettlebells herself and with several clients. "I like them because they're so
old school; it's a retro-style throwback that really gives you an efficient
full-body workout." A few other gyms have shown interest, but for now most
individual enthusiasts have to buy the bells on their own through masters
like Pavel Tsatsouline.
Tsatsouline -- whose grueling kettlebell workouts have earned him the
nickname "The Evil Russian" -- traces the girya, or kettlebell, to strongman
competitions in pre-revolutionary Russia. "Kettlebells were used . . . to
give that extra edge in strength and endurance training," says Tsatsouline.
"Back in czarist times, a strongman or weight lifter was called a girevik, or
kettlebell man." More recently, the bells were used in training by Soviet
Olympians and members of the Spetznaz, the Soviet equivalent of U.S. Special
Forces.
Tsatsouline, a former Spetznaz instructor who now trains SWAT and special
police response teams in Texas, New Mexico and Washington state, is the
author of "The Russian Kettlebell Challenge: Xtreme Fitness for Hard-Living
Comrades" and a one-man kettlebell industry. The Evil One's books, videos and
kettlebells, as well as training tips and a list of certified trainers, are
distributed through the Web site www.dragondoor.com.
Kettlebells come in a variety of "poods," an old Russian measure of weight;
one pood equals about 16 kilos, or about 35 pounds. Kettlebells designed for
women come in quarter-pood and half-pood sizes and sell for $90 to $100. The
next size is 1.5 poods, followed by 2- and 2.5-pood models, which cost up to
$140.
Many of the exercises that Tsatsouline outlines in his books and videos are
familiar from conventional weight training: dead lifts (in which you lift a
weight from the ground, keeping your back straight and head up),
clean-and-jerks (in which you explode up from a squat position) and military
presses (in which you press the weight overhead from a seated position).
Others, such as the windmill, the one-arm swing and the Turkish "Get-Up!" --
in which you start on your back, holding the bell above you, and slowly get
up, still holding the ball above your head -- are not.
"It's the momentum," explains Gunnery Sgt. James A. Coleman, chief instructor
at the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence at Quantico. "There are
more muscles involved in balance and leverage with the kettlebell; you work
every muscle just keeping them up."
The 34-year-old career Marine, a powerlifter who has set four U.S. armed
forces records, says he has seen a big difference since introducing
kettlebells into his training: "Everything has jumped up: my power -- I've
increased my squats by 100 pounds -- and my endurance has more than doubled.
It's easy to see why they're popular here at the center."
A caveat: Swinging a 53-pound cannonball-shaped weight over your head can be
a hazardous proposition. Rippe, who advises novices to consult with a trainer
before trying them, uses her own checklist to see if clients are
kettlebell-worthy; to qualify, they must be able to perform basic pull-ups
and dead lifts, have good core and lower back strength and possess good
coordination.
Walt Thompson, a professor of kinesiology and health at Georgia State
University in Atlanta and a fellow with the American College of Sports
Medicine, advises caution. "I can see the appeal," says Thompson. "But ouch!
These weights are clearly for those with a good sense of balance and
coordination. Otherwise, I'd advise a helmet. This would take a high level of
fitness at the start."
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Rated 10 out of 10
The book that started all.
This is a fantastic book that offers a brief history, use of, and the exercises involved with the kettlebell. I started with ENTER THE KETTLEBELL to be instructed in the mechanics, and bought THE RUSSIAN KETTLEBELL CHALLENGE to experience the broader use of the kettlebell.
I have many years experience in weight training but with just six weeks of practising with the kettlebell my body composition has radically changed. The workouts are gruelling and more satisfying then the traditional barbell exercises. The engagement of the nervous system is incredible, it allows for the use of heavy resistence with PNF principles. In a word the workouts are three dimensional, awesome.
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